Clearwater man jumps from burning condo

Rescuers arrived at the condominium complex late Tuesday night to find smoke and flames billowing out of the second and third floors of the three-story building.

The Associated Press

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Authorities say a man was hospitalized after jumping from the second or third-floor balcony of his burning condo.

Rescuers arrived at the condominium complex late Tuesday night to find smoke and flames billowing out of the second and third floors of the three-story building. It took firefighters about 30 minutes to put out the fire.

The man who jumped from the building was treated at the scene and taken to a nearby hospital. His injuries were not life-threatening. His identity has not been released.